Following a struggle to find work, Lance from Caerphilly worked alongside his peer mentor to host an event displaying his own art work. Lance, 55, described himself as a keen artist who loves to display his work and describes his experience at Cyfle Cymru as a real highlight. Cyfle Cymru helped Lance engage in confidence building courses, interview training and peer mentor training which gave him the [.....]
Articles by: DACW
Cyfle Cymru volunteers prepare Welsh Mountain Zoo for half-term break
VOLUNTEERS FROM Cyfle Cymru dug deep to help the Welsh Mountain Zoo prepare their playgrounds for the half-term rush. Participants from the recovery and employability programme shovelled barrowlands of bark to ensure a soft landing for children at the Colwyn Bay attraction's play areas ahead of the school holidays. Each fortnight, a team of Cyfle Cymru volunteers join Welsh Mountain Zoo staff to complete [.....]
Helen: “…now looking forward to her future”
Helen completed detox and has grown from being a timid and nervous person to becoming a proactive and confident lady who is looking forward to her future. Helen, 49, found it hard to remain active in social environments and was referred to Cyfle Cymru for specialist support. She worked with a Cyfle Cymru mentor in Caerphilly and engaged in coffee mornings, open days, employability skills workshops, and has [.....]
Paul is proof that “It works, if you work it!”
Paul, 37, was unsuccessful in an interview to be a peer mentor, but later attended an accredited Peer Mentoring course through Cyfle Cymru. This enabled him to showcase his skills and gain a life-changing qualification. After working alongside Cyfle Cymru to improve his interview technique, Paul has been appointed as a peer mentor in Carmarthenshire. “I’m over the moon with this new appointment, it’s the start [.....]
Do not go gentle… Older adults who misuse substances
How do we work with older adults with substance misuse? Alongside an ageing population we are seeing an increase in alcohol consumption in the over-50s age group, coupled with the use of prescribed medication and illicit drug use. Older adults who have substance misuse problems do not receive the same attention as younger substance misusers, and generic services are increasingly having to deal with individuals [.....]
DACW members agree action plan on fentanyls
MEMBERS OF THE Developing a caring Wales (DACW) consortium have agreed an action plan to help combat the potential risk posed by the fentanyl family of synthetic opioids. The group – which brings together a number of high-profile voluntary sector agencies from across the country – has agreed six priorities to help tackle use of the substances, which are many times more potent than heroin. While evidence does [.....]
Volunteers pick up Recovery Month rewards for hard graft in beauty spots
VOLUNTEERS WHO have given hundreds of hours of their own time to help keep two of Wales’ prettiest beauty spots spick and span have been handed awards for their achievements. Participants in the Cyfle Cymru peer mentoring and Affinity programmes collected certificates to mark their efforts at Erddig Hall and Wepre Park at a special graduation ceremony. The schemes help people who have experience of [.....]
Jaime: “I am so grateful for the support”
Jaime sought support from Cyfle Cymru because of difficulties attached to her severe depression and anxiety. She found it hard to engage in any activity outside her home, and out of her normal surroundings. Her confidence was very low, and she had increasing debt worries as she was not receiving the correct benefits. [.....]
Colin: “I am moving in the right direction”
Having been unemployed for quite some time, I was referred to Cyfle Cymru after expressing a passionate interest in working in the field of alcohol and drug dependency (based on my own experience of treatment and recovery). [.....]
Rebecca: “a great journey of progress and achievement”
I never thought this would be something I would write up – but it’s been a pretty great journey of progress and achievement for me, and something which has been beyond what I could have imagined for myself. [.....]
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